House to vote on blocking Trump push to drill off US coasts, Arctic

ShellNo flotilla participants float near the Polar Pioneer oil drilling rig during demonstrations against Royal Dutch Shell on May 16, 2015 in Seattle, Washington.

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In a move that could hamper President Donald Trump‘s push to expand offshore oil and gas development, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on several bills on Wednesday that will block offshore drilling in almost all waters surrounding the U.S.

The legislation would ban drilling on both coasts of the U.S., in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. The House already voted to block offshore drilling in those areas for one year by including…